Joodaki, Razieh, Zandi Sohani, Nooshin, Zarghami, Sara, Yarahmadi, Fatemeh (2020). Reproductive and developmental parameters of Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as affected by temperature. , 9(4), 637-649. doi: 10.48311/jcp.2020.1507
Razieh Joodaki; Nooshin Zandi Sohani; Sara Zarghami; Fatemeh Yarahmadi. "Reproductive and developmental parameters of Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as affected by temperature". , 9, 4, 2020, 637-649. doi: 10.48311/jcp.2020.1507
Joodaki, Razieh, Zandi Sohani, Nooshin, Zarghami, Sara, Yarahmadi, Fatemeh (2020). 'Reproductive and developmental parameters of Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as affected by temperature', , 9(4), pp. 637-649. doi: 10.48311/jcp.2020.1507
Joodaki, Razieh, Zandi Sohani, Nooshin, Zarghami, Sara, Yarahmadi, Fatemeh Reproductive and developmental parameters of Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as affected by temperature. , 2020; 9(4): 637-649. doi: 10.48311/jcp.2020.1507

Reproductive and developmental parameters of Aenasius bambawalei (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) as affected by temperature

Journal of Crop Protection
Article 8, Volume 9, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 637-649    PDF (1.02 M)
Document Type: Original Research
DOI: 10.48311/jcp.2020.1507
Authors
Razieh Joodaki1; Nooshin Zandi Sohani* 1; Sara Zarghami2; Fatemeh Yarahmadi1
1Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources University of Khuzestan, Mollasani, Iran.
2Date Palm and Tropical Fruits Research Center, Horticultural Science Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Ahwaz, Iran.
Abstract
The life table parameters of the parasitoid wasp, Aenasius bambawalei Hayat (Hym.: Encyrtidae) were studied at 25, 30, and 35 °C, 65 ± 5% R. H. and 14L: 10D h. Third instar nymphs of Pseudococcus solenopsis Tinesly (Hem.: Pseudococcidae) were used as host for the wasp. Adult longevity and preoviposition period of female wasps were assessed and the raw data were analyzed using the age-stage, two-sex life table. According to the results, the total preovipostion period of females was 17 days at 25 °C and decreased to 13.07 days at 35 °C. The highest and lowest longevity was recorded for females at 25 °C (40.12 days) and males at 35 °C (3.71 days), respectively. The intrinsic rates of increase (r) of A. bambawalei were 0.1192, 0.1599, 0.2142 d-1 at 25, 30 and 35 °C, respectively. The net reproductive rate (R0) was calculated to be 38.04, 55.30, and 81.22 eggs/individual at 25, 30 and 35 °C, respectively. The mean generation time (T) of A. bambawalei ranged from 20.52 days at 35 °C to 30.52 days at 25 °C. Our results suggested that A. bambawalei may be a more efficient biological control agent for P. solenopsis at 35 °C than at 25 and 30 °C.
Keywords
Biological control; Chalcidoidea; Life table; mealybug; parasitism
References
Statistics
Article View: 109
PDF Download: 67
Statistics
Number of Journals45
Number of Issues2,171
Number of Articles24,674
Article View24,436,113
PDF Download17,551,315